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Side Path (Night) Walkthrough: List of Pokemon and How to Unlock

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This guide will cover all of the Pokemon that can be found in Side Path (Night) of Secret Side Path in New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Snap 2) for the Nintendo Switch, as well as how to unlock the level. Pokemon found in each research level of Side Path (Night), as well as unlock conditions and more can be found here.

List of Contents

Map and How to Unlock
List of Pokemon
Research Level 1
Alternate Routes
Requests
Crystablooms
New Pokemon Snap Levels

Side Path (Night) Map and How to Unlock

How to Unlock	Unlocks at the same time as Side Path (Day)

Expedition Points Per Level

Lv. 1→Lv. 2	100,000
Lv. 2→Max Lv	N/A

Side Path (Night) List of Pokemon

Research Level 1

Pokemon Minimum Research Level
Vivillon Lv. 1	Pichu Lv. 1	Scorbunny Lv. 1	Pidgeot Lv. 1
Tangrowth Lv. 1	Murkrow Lv. 1	Caterpie Lv. 1	Pinsir Lv. 1
Ducklett Lv. 1	Torterra Lv. 1	Magikarp Lv. 1	Hoothoot Lv. 1
Combee Lv. 1	Vespiquen Lv. 1	Eevee Lv. 1	Pikachu Lv. 1
Foongus Lv. 1	Snorlax Lv. 1

How to Raise Your Research Level

Pokemon Locations

Pokemon	Where to Find
Caterpie	Right at the start of the course. A few Caterpie can be found near the first Crystabloom. Several Caterpie can be found resting in the right side of the first log. Past the sleeping Torterra is another Caterpie wandering by itself.
Combee	A pair of Combee will be flying overhead near the start of the course Another pair of Combee will be flying above the sleeping Torterra past the first log.
Foongus	Several groups of Foongus can be found near the start of the level. You'll also bounce down onto the main path on the backs of Fungoos. A group of Fungoos can be found carrying apples just before the first log.
Hoothoot	A Hoothoot can be found perched atop a mushroom near the first Crystabloom.
Pidgeot	This hard-to-find Pidgeot can be found flying over the first Crystabloom just before you move past it. It's easy to miss so you better be quick! A Pidgeot can be found resting in its nest near the end of the stage. It is also hiding a Magikarp in it's nest.
Pichu	This Pichu will be sleeping next to Scorbunny on top of the large sleeping Pokemon.
Scorbunny	This Scorbunny will be sleeping next to Pichu on top of the large sleeping Pokemon.
Ducklett	A Ducklett can be found resting in the left side of the first log A pair of Ducklett can be found beneath you when going through the alternate path.
Vespiquen	Past the first log, a Vespiquen will arrive to scold the two Combee above the sleeping Torterra.
Torterra	Past the first log, this Torterra can be found sleeping. More sleeping Torterra can be found near the 2nd Crystabloom.
Murkrow	Past the second log, a pair of Murkrow can be found near a sleeping Pinsir. Throw Illumina Orbs at both of them for them to reappear later in the stage. If you were able to Orb both Murkrow near the Pinsir, they will fly over to the Pidgeot near the end of the stage and bother him.
Pinsir	Sleeping underground near some Murkrow. Use Melody to wake it.
Vivillon	Garden-Pattern Vivillon can be found flying past where the Murkrow and Pinsir were.
Tangrowth	Napping near the second Crystabloom.
Magikarp	If you were able to Orb both Murkrow away from the Pinsir, and Orb the Pidgeot. The Pidgeot will leave it's nest. Throw an Orb into it's nest for a Magikarp to appear. If you hit the 2nd Crystabloom with an Illumina Orb with the Magikarp nearby, the Magikarp will reappear in the flower field after you return to normal size.
Eevee	After returning to normal size, this Eevee can be found sleeping next to a Crystabloom right before the course ends.
Pikachu	After returning to normal size, this Pikachu can be found sleeping next to a Crystabloom right before the course ends.
Snorlax	Take the alternate path to find this Snorlax sleeping in the tree trunk.

Side Path (Night) Alternate Routes

Side Path (Night) Alternate Route 1 - Snorlax Den

Side Path Night - Alternate Path 1

Research Level	Lv. 1

After unlocking the Snorlax Den path in Side Path (Day), you should be able to access the same alternate route in Side Path (Night).

Side Path (Night) Requests

Request Name	How to Clear
The Parachute Research Lv. 1	Throw an Illumina Orb at a group of Foongus to make them jump and float down. Reward: Poké Ball The Parachute Walkthrough

LenTalk Guide and List of Requests

Side Path (Night) Crystablooms

Crystabloom	Where to Find
Crystabloom 1	On the main path, to your right after bouncing down the Foongus.
Crystabloom 2	Near the end of the course, by the sleeping Tangrowth.

All Crystabloom Locations

New Pokemon Snap Levels

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List of All Levels

Florio Nature Park
Park (Day)	Park (Night)		Illumina Spot
Founja Jungle
Jungle (Day)		Jungle (Night)
Sweltering Sands
Sands (Day)		Sands (Night)
Blushing Beach
Beach (Day)		Beach (Night)
Maricopia Reef
Reef (Day)		Reef (Evening)
Lental Seafloor
Undersea		Illumina Spot
Fireflow Volcano
Volcano		Illumina Spot
Elsewhere Forest
Forest		Illumina Spot
Research Camp
Research Camp
Shiver Snowfields
Snowfields (Day)		Snowfields (Night)
Outaway Cave
Cave		Illumina Spot
Ruins of Remembrance
Ruins		Illumina Spot
Secret Side Path
Side Path (Day)		Side Path (Night)
Mightywide River
River (Day)		River (Night)
Barren Badlands
Badlands (Day)		Badlands (Night)

Comment

1 Anonymousover 2 years

Oh man, that Pidgeot was giving me a lot of trouble. It was the only one I was missing to complete Side Path (Night). Thanks, you can kinda hear the flapping of the Pidgeot's wings just before you move past the first Crystabloom.

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